歪 wāi · wǎi

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

crooked; not straight or level

Radical: 止
Strokes: 9
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 不正
Traditional: 歪
Frequency: #2877 most common character

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Readings and meanings

wāiMain reading wǎiRare reading

wāi

wai1Main readingHSK 7–9

crooked; not straight or level
tilted; leaning to one side
wrong or bad (of ideas or plans)

Examples

画挂歪了。
huà guà wāi le
The picture is hanging crooked.
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他歪着头看我。
tā wāi zhe tóu kàn wǒ
He looked at me with his head tilted to one side.
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他有一个歪主意。
tā yǒu yī gè wāi zhǔ yì
He has a bad idea.
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Words that use “歪” as wāi

歪曲wāi qūto change facts so people get the wrong ideaWordHSK 7–9 乐歪lè wāito be thrilledWord 带歪dài wāi(coll.) to lead astrayWord 弄歪nòng wāito distortWord 歪嘴wāi zuǐtwisted mouthWord 歪斜wāi xiécrookedWord 歪理wāi lǐfallacious reasoningWord 歪风wāi fēngunhealthy trendWord

wǎi

wai3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is wāi.

to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw) CC-CEDICT

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Same radical 止

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正zhèng 此cǐ 歷lì 歲suì 步bù 武wǔ 止zhǐ 歸guī 歧qí 歨bù 歰sè

歪

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